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LEONARD MALTIN'S FAVORITE FILMS |
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This title queen uses an asp, a "poor venomous fool", to kill herself |
Cleopatra
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Robert Kennedy was this relation to Jackie Kennedy, especially when he was attorney general |
brother-in-law
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Dick Durbin & the guy seen here are this state's senators |
(Alex: Yes, Barack Obama.)
Illinois
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Type 1 of this disease, in which the beta cells of the pancreas aren't doing their job, was formerly called "juvenile" |
diabetes
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My dad was laying one of these on me, saying my grandma would wither away if I don't go visit her |
guilt trip
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This moneylender asks, "Hates any man the thing he would not kill?" |
Shylock
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(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) This Scorsese film is a compelling look at a boxer whose leading opponent outside the ring was always himself |
Raging Bull
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This term refers to a difference in generations; your first cousin's child is your first cousin once this |
removed
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Seen here, the former governor of this state comes from a family of politicos |
(Alex: [*], Jeb Bush.)
Florida
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You can get the 2007 S-Type of this cat starting at $49,000 |
Jaguar
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One of these often contains a Chinese restaurant, 7-Eleven, dry cleaner & video store |
strip mall
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He uses the word "assassination" for what he plans to do to Duncan |
Macbeth
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(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) A story that was originally written as a Christmas card became the basis for this beloved James Stewart classic |
It's A Wonderful Life
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Your grandma's brother is this to your brother |
great-uncle
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Born in Baltimore, the gal seen here serves this state as Speaker of the House of Representatives |
(Alex: Nancy Pelosi, yes.)
California
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Meyer Friedman coined this term for an angry, driven personality type who Friedman thought had high heart attack risk |
Type A
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Area mentioned in the second line of "The Marines' Hymn" |
the shores of Tripoli
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Women in this king's play included Katharine, wife to the king, later divorced, & Anne, maid of honor, later queen |
Henry VIII
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(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) David Lean's 1946 British film of this Dickens tale is a real "Pip", & the opening graveyard sequence is a gem |
Great Expectations
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The Latin nepos, giving us the word "nepotism", means this, what Hadrian was to his predecessor Trajan |
nephew
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The gubernatorial victory by the woman seen here was the first for a woman in this state since Ma Ferguson in 1924 |
Texas
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Among blood types, this one has neither of the main letter antigens |
Type O
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Mr. Dewey, Mr. Cheatem & Mr. Howe will each need a copy of that letter, so it should be typed this way |
in triplicate
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Characters in this play include the charming Rosalind & the sardonic Jaques |
As You Like It
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(Leonard Maltin reads the clue.) Debbie Reynolds was a teenager when she tapped up a storm in this 1952 film, perhaps the best movie musical ever made |
Singin' In The Rain
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Elzire Dionne of Ontario, Canada gave birth to 14 children via this many pregnancies |
(Linda: What is... eight?) (Alex: Nope. She was the mother of the Dionne quintuplets--that's five--and then there were nine other single births. All right? So [*] was the correct response.)
ten
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The senator seen here serves this state & is part of the Finance & Judiciary Committees |
(Alex: And that is Senator Orrin Hatch, of [*].)
Utah
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If you're only ever offered one kind of role, like a priest or a Nazi, you're being this |
typecast
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In the hammer throw, a wire exerts this force on the hammer, keeping it moving in a circle |
centripetal
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